Not to miss out on a moment of summer fun, we started our family vacation the morning after Sam's birthday party. We hung around the house in the morning that Sunday and cleaned up from the party and after party. Then we packed up 3 cars, 4 children, 5 adults, a dog, and a cooler full of beverages and headed up to the lake. Here Noah gets a chance at Uncle Cliff's tablet before we left.
We dove right into the card playing the first night at the house. My brother and Meera felt that poker hats were necessary. I'm not sure who looks more ridiculous.
Noah became a tablet expert, and played Angry Birds on Aunt Meera's Ipad. He's better than I am!
On Monday, Meera made the BEST STEAK EVER. I'm not kidding. It was magical. It was the sauce. This delicious red wine/cheese/heavy cream sauce was magnificent. I had to take a picture of it before I ate every last bit of it. Must have recipe.
We took the kids to the sandbar area of the lake. It's an area of the lake that ranges from 1-3 ft deep and it's perfect for the kids to run around. Here the adults are actually seated and the kids are playing "Marco DoDo" (name changed by Noah due to his affection for donuts).
What did Sam do whilst the big guys played? He ate, he LOVES eating. And Ellie loves cleaning up after him. It's a win-win.
There was lots of napping. This is what Sam's hair looks like after an epic lake-nap.
The 3 year old crowd tried their hands at fishing. It went pretty well for their first attempts. Here Bampa lends Kirin a hand with the art of reeling in the line.
Kali girl was the first to get a bite! She pulled in a small blue gill and was followed soon by the boys, everyone pulled in multiple fish, it was a great first trip out.
Noah and Daddy proudly display his first fish caught ever!
Daddy is not too excited about the prospect of getting said fish off the hook. Thank goodness for Uncle Jason.
Poor Kali, so cute, so sweet, and surrounded by such crazy boy-ness. Look at her pretty girl smile with those devil boys. Don't worry, she managed to hold her own just fine.
And even tried to smootch her brother. Look at the "loving" look he gives her, ha!
Nothing like the wind in your hair on the pontoon boat! The kids all loved boat rides.
Bamma and Bampa bravely took on all 4 children one night so the parents could have a nice dinner out. They taught the kids the "tooty ta" song. We got a performance the next night which was adorable. Here Noah teaches his brother the first step (thumbs up!).
All attempts to get 4 kids in a picture ended thusly. Seriously, this is the best I got.
Boys, Boys, Boys. Nothing but trouble I tell you!
One of the rainy days we took the kids bowling. It was Noah's first time and Daddy helped him get the finer points of the approach.
The kids all loved the ball ramp, perfect to crank the balls down the alley with a bit more force than the old fashioned way. Kirin was so quick, it's a miracle I got a picture at all.
Noah was very slow and deliberate...
And Kali was the group cheerleader! The kids all beat me, that's how bad I was!
Such cute eyelashes, such a naughty pumpkin face!
Ellie was also along for the trip and managed to get some good snuggle time with her family. Yep, her other family that pretty much adopted her for the week. She was a happy girl.
One last horsey ride before the California crew boarded a plane for Minnesota and a family reunion.
It was an awesome trip that we all enjoyed. The Rodriguez bunch was so sad to say goodbye, but there were promises of Skype and web cams that helped ease the pain. Hopefully we'll be joining them on another trip soon! For now, we are back home getting some sleep and catching up with the local crowd!
We dove right into the card playing the first night at the house. My brother and Meera felt that poker hats were necessary. I'm not sure who looks more ridiculous.
Noah became a tablet expert, and played Angry Birds on Aunt Meera's Ipad. He's better than I am!
On Monday, Meera made the BEST STEAK EVER. I'm not kidding. It was magical. It was the sauce. This delicious red wine/cheese/heavy cream sauce was magnificent. I had to take a picture of it before I ate every last bit of it. Must have recipe.
We took the kids to the sandbar area of the lake. It's an area of the lake that ranges from 1-3 ft deep and it's perfect for the kids to run around. Here the adults are actually seated and the kids are playing "Marco DoDo" (name changed by Noah due to his affection for donuts).
What did Sam do whilst the big guys played? He ate, he LOVES eating. And Ellie loves cleaning up after him. It's a win-win.
There was lots of napping. This is what Sam's hair looks like after an epic lake-nap.
The 3 year old crowd tried their hands at fishing. It went pretty well for their first attempts. Here Bampa lends Kirin a hand with the art of reeling in the line.
Kali girl was the first to get a bite! She pulled in a small blue gill and was followed soon by the boys, everyone pulled in multiple fish, it was a great first trip out.
Noah and Daddy proudly display his first fish caught ever!
Daddy is not too excited about the prospect of getting said fish off the hook. Thank goodness for Uncle Jason.
Poor Kali, so cute, so sweet, and surrounded by such crazy boy-ness. Look at her pretty girl smile with those devil boys. Don't worry, she managed to hold her own just fine.
And even tried to smootch her brother. Look at the "loving" look he gives her, ha!
Nothing like the wind in your hair on the pontoon boat! The kids all loved boat rides.
Bamma and Bampa bravely took on all 4 children one night so the parents could have a nice dinner out. They taught the kids the "tooty ta" song. We got a performance the next night which was adorable. Here Noah teaches his brother the first step (thumbs up!).
All attempts to get 4 kids in a picture ended thusly. Seriously, this is the best I got.
Boys, Boys, Boys. Nothing but trouble I tell you!
One of the rainy days we took the kids bowling. It was Noah's first time and Daddy helped him get the finer points of the approach.
The kids all loved the ball ramp, perfect to crank the balls down the alley with a bit more force than the old fashioned way. Kirin was so quick, it's a miracle I got a picture at all.
Noah was very slow and deliberate...
And Kali was the group cheerleader! The kids all beat me, that's how bad I was!
Such cute eyelashes, such a naughty pumpkin face!
Ellie was also along for the trip and managed to get some good snuggle time with her family. Yep, her other family that pretty much adopted her for the week. She was a happy girl.
One last horsey ride before the California crew boarded a plane for Minnesota and a family reunion.
It was an awesome trip that we all enjoyed. The Rodriguez bunch was so sad to say goodbye, but there were promises of Skype and web cams that helped ease the pain. Hopefully we'll be joining them on another trip soon! For now, we are back home getting some sleep and catching up with the local crowd!
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Looks like an awesome week!!!!
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